Development and Implementation of a Culturally Appropriate Education Program to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening among Maasai Women in Rural Tanzania

• Main Authors: A. Lidofsky (Author), A. Miller (Author), J. Jorgensen (Author), A. Tajik (Author), K. Tendeu (Author), D. Pius (Author), E. Mallange (Author), A. Dougherty (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In Tanzania, the incidence of cervical cancer is nearly ten times that found in the US. Tanzanian women of the traditional Maasai tribe are financially and educationally marginalized and face a language barrier that reduces access to health care. While cervical cancer (CACX) screening pr...